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In Focus: Radiation Protection at Works Relating to TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident

Exposure Dose Distribution of the Workers at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

Updated on 31 Oct 2025

Radiation Exposure Dose Distributions

(1)The distribution of external exposure dose of the workers during the last 3 months
(Numbers of workers who entered each area every month)
Effective dose (E) mSv July-2025 August-2025 September-2025
TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total
100<E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75<E≤100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50<E≤75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20<E≤50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10<E≤20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
5<E≤10 0 16 16 0 43 43 0 45 45
1<E≤5 9 424 433 1 318 319 8 349 357
E≤1 927 6381 7308 1038 6347 7385 985 6447 7432
Total 936 6821 7757 1039 6708 7747 993 6842 7835
Maximum(mSv) 2.10 7.50 7.50 1.30 8.40 8.40 1.66 10.50 10.50
Average(mSv) 0.06 0.24 0.22 0.03 0.22 0.20 0.06 0.24 0.22

(*)Exposure doses and the number of workers are subject to change due to the replacement of accumulated doses measured using PAD with monthly doses measured using an integrating dosimeter and the reflection of values for workers wearing only an integrating dosimeter (e.g., workers working only within a seismically isolated building).

(2)Combined Cumulative Effective Dose from April 2021 (Internal and External)
Effective dose (E) mSv April 2021 - August 2025 April 2021 - September 2025 Difference
TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total
100<E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75<E≤100 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1
50<E≤75 0 158 158 0 165 165 0 7 7
20<E≤50 39 1496 1535 39 1531 1570 0 35 35
10<E≤20 77 1989 2066 79 2002 2081 2 13 15
5<E≤10 142 1826 1968 149 1833 1982 7 7 14
1<E≤5 388 2972 3360 383 2977 3360 -5 5 0
E≤1 1411 9578 10989 1417 9676 11093 6 98 104
Total 2057 18019 20076 2067 18185 20252 10 166 176
Maximum(mSv) 39.52 74.62 74.62 39.52 75.33 75.33 - - -
Average(mSv) 2.10 5.81 5.43 2.12 5.84 5.46 - - -

(*) Exposure doses and the number of workers are subject to change due to the replacement of accumulated doses measured using PAD with monthly doses measured using an integrating dosimeter and the reflection of values for workers wearing only an integrating dosimeter (e.g., workers working only within a seismically isolated building).

(3) Combined Cumulative Effective Dose from April 2025
Effective dose (E) mSv April 2025 - August 2025 April 2025 - September 2025 Difference
TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total TEPCO Contractors Total
100<E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75<E≤100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
50<E≤75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20<E≤50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10<E≤20 0 95 95 0 176 176 0 81 81
5<E≤10 1 378 379 2 436 438 1 58 59
1<E≤5 71 1276 1347 96 1423 1519 25 147 172
E≤1 1267 6681 7948 1264 6692 7956 -3 11 8
Total 1339 8430 9769 1362 8727 10089 23 297 320
Maximum(mSv) 5.80 14.40 14.40 5.85 15.47 15.47 - - -
Average(mSv) 0.19 0.95 0.85 0.23 1.11 0.99 - - -
(*)
Exposure doses and the number of workers are subject to change due to the replacement of accumulated doses measured using PAD with monthly doses measured using an integrating dosimeter and the reflection of values for workers wearing only an integrating dosimeter (e.g., workers working only within a seismically isolated building).
(4) Distribution of sum of external exposure dose and internal exposure dose of workers engaged in specified high-dose work (Effective Dose)
Effective dose (E) mSv March 2011- September 2015
100<E 1
75<E≤100 191
50<E≤75 233
20<E≤50 267
10<E≤20 186
5<E≤10 129
1<E≤5 145
E≤1 51
Total 1203
Maximum(mSv) 102.69
Average(mSv) 36.49

(As specified high-dose work has not been performed since October 2015, the table shows the data up to September 2015.)

(*)
Workers engaged in work to which dose limit (100 mSv) during emergency work is applied in line with Article 7 of the Ordinance on Prevention of Ionizing Radiation Hazards.
Specifically, these workers are those who are engaged in work to maintain the functions of a nuclear reactor facility or spent fuel storage pool, or in work to maintain functions to suppress or prevent the possible release of a large amount of radioactive materials due to a failure of or damage to the nuclear reactor facility at a location around the nuclear reactor facility, steam turbine, or accessory facility where hourly dose may exceed 0.1 mSv.
It should be noted that only TEPCO employees have so far been engaged in specified high-dose work.
(*)
The number of workers engaged in specified high-dose work is that of workers who were registered as such at least once during the period between March 2011 and September 2015.
(*)
Exposure doses and the number of workers are subject to change due to the replacement of accumulated doses measured using PAD with monthly doses measured using an integrating dosimeter and the reflection of values for workers wearing only an integrating dosimeter (e.g., workers working only within a seismically isolated building).
(*)
The results of re-evaluating committed doses in March 2011 reveal that maximum cumulative effective doses for the period between March 2011 and September 2015 exceeded 100.
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